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Home | Recipes | Budget-Friendly Meals | Page 13

Budget-Friendly Meals

Looking for delicious and satisfying meals on a budget? Our budget-friendly meals are perfect for those looking to save some cash without sacrificing flavor.

Browse dozens of recipes that make the most of everything from pantry staples to budget cuts of meat, including simple buttery pasta, slow cooker chicken with potatoes, easy scrambled eggs, and more.

A person using metal chopsticks to scoop up spaghetti al limone amalfitano from a bowl.
6 grilled chicken skewers piled on a wooden cutting board and sprinkled with slices of red onion and cilantro.

Grilled Chicken Skewers

4 hrs 25 mins

A microwave mug cake upside-down plum cakeon a floral plate beside a glass pitcher of heavy cream.

Microwave Mug Cake

20 mins

A bowl filled with seven-layer dip with a spoon resting inside and a plate with tortilla chips, dip, and a lime wedge on the side.

Seven Layer Dip

1 hr

Four glazed doughnuts stacked on top of each other, two with chocolate glaze, 2 with vanilla glaze

Glazed Doughnuts

3 hrs

A bowl of South Carolina slaw on a wooden table with a fork and knife on the side.

South Carolina Slaw

15 mins

Part of a loaf of pain de mie on a round wooden cutting board.

Pain de Mie

3 hrs 30 mins

A silver platter filled with asparagus tempura with some pieces of asparagus and a glass of beer on a wooden table.

Asparagus Tempura

45 mins

A bowl of pasta grattugiata with a metal spoon lifting a scoop out.

Pasta Grattugiata

40 mins

An open-faced egg salad sandwich topped with minced chives on a white plate with a bowl of salad and a dish of salt and pepper nearby.

Egg Salad Without Mayo

45 mins

A white bowl filled with chili, with shredded cheese on top, and a spoon and two pieces of cornbread on the side.

Easy Chili

1 hr 30 mins

Two white bowls of Tuscan bean soup on a white surface.

Tuscan Bean Soup

5 hrs 45 mins

A grilled mac and cheese sandwich cut into four squares on a wooden board with pickle slices beside it.

Grilled Mac and Cheese Sandwich

1 hr 40 mins

A jar full of pickled red onions sitting on a counter

Quick Pickled Red Onions

4 hrs 10 mins

A white bowl filled with pozole verde, topped with sliced radishes, pepitas, avocado, and cilantro.

Pozole Verde

1 hr

A metal skillet filled with creamy pasta covered with shredded Parmesan and cracked pepper, with a large serving spoon. A bowl of Parmesan and a pepper mill sit beside it.

Cacio e Pepe

25 mins

Five teaspoons, each topped with a swirl of homemade peanut butter.

How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter

10 mins

A pile of dried orange peel rings on a silver plate.

How to Make Dried Orange Peel

3 d

A stack of chicharron chocolate chip cookies on a blue plate on a wire rack with a couple more cookies on the rack.

Chicharrón Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 hrs 30 mins

A thin pancake filled with ham and an egg on a white plate, along with a fork and knife.

Thin Pancakes

45 mins

An assortment of chocolate covered pretzels with white and dark chocolate coating and sprinkles

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

2 hrs

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